Juan Sabas Huertas Lorente (born 13 April 1967) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a forward, currently manager of Zamora.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan Sabas Huertas Lorente | ||
| Date of birth | 13 April 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Madrid, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Zamora (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Rayo Fátima | |||
| Montilla Villaverde | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1985–1986 | Tomelloso | 20 | (4) |
| 1986–1987 | Valdepeñas | ||
| 1987–1989 | Pegaso | 72 | (39) |
| 1989–1990 | Rayo Vallecano | 34 | (6) |
| 1990–1994 | Atlético Madrid | 63 | (9) |
| 1994–1997 | Betis | 70 | (12) |
| 1997–1999 | Mérida | 64 | (16) |
| 1999–2001 | Albacete | 47 | (8) |
| 2001 | Linense | 2 | (1) |
| 2001 | Hércules | 13 | (1) |
| 2001 | Ciudad Murcia | 4 | (1) |
| 2001–2002 | Pegaso | ||
| Total | 389 | (97) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2005–2006 | Ciudad Murcia (assistant) | ||
| 2007 | Levante (assistant) | ||
| 2009 | Atlético Madrid (assistant) | ||
| 2010–2011 | Valladolid (assistant) | ||
| 2013–2014 | SS Reyes | ||
| 2016–2017 | Extremadura | ||
| 2018 | Extremadura | ||
| 2020 | Córdoba | ||
| 2023–2024 | Melilla | ||
| 2024– | Zamora | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
editAfter starting out with local teams,[1] Madrid-born Sabas went on to play as a senior for Rayo Vallecano, Atlético Madrid (where he was used mainly as a substitute),[2][3] Real Betis, CP Mérida, Albacete Balompié, Real Balompédica Linense, Hércules CF and Ciudad de Murcia,[4] starting and finishing his 17-year career with Galáctico Pegaso and retiring at the age of 35.[1]
Sabas appeared in 196 La Liga matches over nine seasons, and scored 34 goals.[5] In the Segunda División, he added 82 games and 17 goals.
Coaching career
editSabas returned to Atlético in early 2009 as part of former teammate Abel Resino's coaching staff,[2] having already worked with him in that capacity at Ciudad de Murcia[6] and Levante UD.[7] His first managerial experience occurred with UD San Sebastián de los Reyes during the 2013–14 season,[8] and he later became a director of football at that club.
On 29 December 2016, Sabas was appointed head coach at Extremadura UD of the third division,[9] being sacked the following 1 August.[10] He returned to the Estadio Francisco de la Hera on 1 May 2018,[11] helping to achieve a first-ever promotion to the second tier;[12] on 10 November, however, he was again dismissed.[13]
Sabas was appointed by Córdoba CF on 10 March 2020, after the dismissal of Raül Agné.[14] On 1 December, after only six matches, he was relieved of his duties.[15]
On 24 October 2023, after nearly three years of inactivity, Sabas was named manager of UD Melilla in the Primera Federación.[16] In March 2024, with his side in the relegation zone, he was relieved of his duties.[17]
Sabas took over fellow third-tier Zamora CF on 4 July 2024.[18]
Managerial statistics
edit- As of 3 March 2024
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | Ref | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| SS Reyes | 1 July 2013 | 30 June 2014 | 46 | 26 | 11 | 9 | 74 | 34 | +40 | 56.52 | [19] | |
| Extremadura | 29 December 2016 | 1 August 2017 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 23 | 14 | +9 | 42.11 | [20] | |
| Extremadura | 1 May 2018 | 10 November 2018 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 31 | 30 | +1 | 31.82 | [21] | |
| Córdoba | 10 March 2020 | 1 December 2020 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | +0 | 33.33 | [22] | |
| Melilla | 24 October 2023 | 4 March 2024 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 27 | −16 | 31.58 | [23] | |
| Total | 112 | 49 | 27 | 36 | 145 | 111 | +34 | 43.75 | — | |||
Honours
editPlayer
editAtlético Madrid
Ciudad de Murcia
References
edit- ^ a b Alcaraz, Felix (2 September 2001). "Retorno a las filas del Pegaso" [Return to the ranks of Pegaso]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 January 2012.
- ^ a b Marcos, José (7 March 2009). "Sabas, el agitador" [Sabas, the agitator]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 September 2009.
- ^ "La cifra goleadora más sorprendente de Leo Messi" [Leo Messi's most surprising scoring statistic]. Sport (in Spanish). 16 October 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
- ^ Villalba, Juan M. (11 June 2001). "Los tumbos del 'vaquerito'" [The tumblings of the 'little cowboy']. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 January 2012.
- ^ "El Albacete Balompié jugará en una Segunda División de Primera con muchos aspirantes al ascenso" [Albacete Balompié will play in a Primera-like Segunda División with many promotion candidates]. Albacete Diario (in Spanish). 14 August 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ "El Ciudad de Murcia ya cuenta con preparador físico" [Ciudad de Murcia already have a physio]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 12 July 2005. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ^ "Abel y Stoichkov son destituidos como entrenadores de Levante y Celta" [Abel and Stoichkov are dismissed as managers of Levante and Celta]. El Confidencial (in Spanish). 8 October 2007. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ^ "Juan Sabas nuevo entrenador de la UD San Sebastián de los Reyes" [Juan Sabas new manager of UD San Sebastián de los Reyes] (in Spanish). UD SS Reyes. 1 July 2013. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
- ^ "El madrileño Juan Sabas, nuevo entrenador del Extremadura" [Madrilenian Juan Sabas, new manager of Extremadura] (in Spanish). RTVE. 29 December 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
- ^ Peña, Raúl (1 August 2017). "El Extremadura destituye a Sabas" [Extremadura dismiss Sabas]. Hoy (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 November 2018.
- ^ De la Riva, Mario (1 May 2018). "Después de despedir a tres técnicos, el Extremadura ficha a Sabas, a quien echó en verano" [After sacking three managers, Extremadura sign Sabas, who they fired in the summer]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 November 2018.
- ^ "Playoff de ascenso: El Extremadura, nuevo equipo de Segunda división" [Promotion playoffs: Extremadura, new Second division team]. ABC (in Spanish). 24 June 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ^ "COMUNICADO OFICIAL: Juan Sabas" [OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: Juan Sabas] (in Spanish). Extremadura UD. 10 November 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
- ^ "Juan Sabas es el nuevo entrenador del Córdoba CF, que destituye a Raúl Agné" [Juan Sabas is the new manager of Córdoba CF, who dismiss Raúl Agné]. ABC (in Spanish). 10 March 2020. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
- ^ López, Fernando (1 December 2020). "Juan Sabas: ocho meses, una pandemia y seis partidos en liga que pasaron del todo a la nada" [Juan Sabas: eight months, a pandemic and six league matches that went from everything to nothing]. ABC (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ "Juan Sabas, nuevo entrenador de la Unión Deportiva Melilla" [Juan Sabas, new manager of Unión Deportiva Melilla] (in Spanish). UD Melilla. 24 October 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- ^ "Juan Sabas deja de ser entrenador de la UD Melilla" [Juan Sabas is no longer manager of UD Melilla] (in Spanish). UD Melilla. 4 March 2024. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ "Juan Sabas, nuevo entrenador del Zamora" [Juan Sabas, new manager of Zamora] (in Spanish). Zamora CF. 4 July 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
- ^ "Sanse" (in Spanish). Resultados Fútbol. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
- ^ "Sabas: Juan Sabas Huertas Lorente". BDFutbol. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
- ^ "Sabas: Juan Sabas Huertas Lorente". BDFutbol. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
"Sabas: Juan Sabas Huertas Lorente". BDFutbol. Retrieved 1 December 2018. - ^ "Sabas: Juan Sabas Huertas Lorente". BDFutbol. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
- ^ "Sabas: Juan Sabas Huertas Lorente". BDFutbol. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ "What became of… Juan Sabas". La Liga. 20 March 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
External links
edit- Juan Sabas at BDFutbol
- Juan Sabas manager profile at BDFutbol
- Betisweb stats and bio (in Spanish)